Brian A. Bergmark, M.D., from the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined adiponectin and CV outcomes in 5,213 patients with type 2 diabetes enrolled 15 to 90 days after ACS. The authors assessed event rates at 18 months.

"Adiponectin concentration was independently associated with increased risk of CV death, all-cause mortality, and heart failure hospitalization," the authors write. "The relationship between adiponectin and CV outcomes is complex and deserves further study."

Several authors disclosed financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry.